TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: The Matzo Project, Delicious Flavored Matzo

Matzo, variously translated from Hebrew as matzoh, matza, matzah, matztzah and other spellings, is a 3,000-year-old accidental recipe.     SOME MATZO HISTORY As anyone who knows the story of Exodus will remember, in the time of Moses, Egypt’s pharaoh* finally agreed after much appealing, and then the 10 plagues, to let the enslaved children…
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FOOD 101: Ways To Preserve Food

[1] Drying meat or fish over a fire (image courtesy Kitchen Of The Future). [2] Drying squash (photo courtesy China Daily). [3] Drying ducks; the same technique is used for air-dried hams (photo courtesy China Daily). [5] Drying fruits (photo courtesy Brainview). [4] Sundried tomatoes are preserved today as they were thousands of years ago…
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RECIPE: Maple Pound Cake

[1] Making this pound cake in a bundt pan provides eye appeal (photo courtesy King Arthur Flour). [2] Always buy pure maple syrup. The “pancake syrup” sold in grocery stores is corn syrup with artificial maple flavoring. Here’s an explanation of the differences (photo Miguel Andrade | Wikipedia).   While maple-flavored foods can be served…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Rare Artisan Fruitcakes From Robert Lambert

[1] Robert Lambert’s artisan fruitcakes are available in dark and white (shown) styles. The candied fruits are made by hand (all photography courtesy Robert Lambert). Three vintages of Robert Lambert fruitcakes: 2018 at top, 2017 in the center and 2016 at bottom.   Some people cringe at the word “fruitcake.” That’s because their experience is…
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FOOD FUN: Microgreens Garden & Fishbowl For Your Kitchen

[1] The Water Garden from Back To The Roots: a new kind of surf and turf (photo courtesy Back To The Roots). [2] Why buy microgreens like these when you can grow peppery arugula and others in your Water Garden? (photo courtesy Good Eggs)   Add this eye-catching fishbowl-and-herb-garden to your kitchen for fun and…
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